TOP OF THE TENTH – NEWS FROM THE CANADIAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
TOP OF THE TENTH Museum update: The outside of the building is looking good and we’ve applied to Dowler-Karn for some grant money to assist with the landscaping. Thanks...
HELP THE HALL OF FAME WIN $10,000
Help the Hall of Fame win $10,000 from Dowler Karn The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Marys exists so that Canadians and visitors to Canada...
HALL OF FAMER BOB PRENTICE
Bob Prentice was a multi-sport star in high school at Toronto’s Riverdale Collegiate. An all-star quarterback and standout hockey player, Prentice chose to focus on a baseball career. After...
HALL OF FAMER RON RONCETTI
Born near Rome, Italy, Ron Roncetti came to Toronto with his parents when he was eight months old. Settling with his family near Elizabeth Street in downtown Toronto, he...
VOTTO HONOURS WW1 POEM FOR PLAYERS’ WEEKEND
Votto Honours WW1 Poem for Players’ Weekend By Mark Sheldon MLB.com Sometimes when the rest of Major League Baseball zigs, Reds first baseman Joey Votto prefers to zag. Votto has often taken...
HALL OF FAMER DOUG MELVIN
Doug Melvin, was born August 8, 1952, is Chatham, Ontario. The Milwaukee Brewers general manager since 2002 had a brief pitching career in the minor leagues from 1972-78 with...
HALL OF FAMER DOC YOUNKER
Doc Younker has been a trainer in amateur and professional baseball for more than 50 years. A former U.S. army private, Younker’s first job as a trainer was with...
TOP OF THE TENTH – NEWS FROM THE CANADIAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
TOP OF THE TENTH The main news this time is a report on Scott’s whirlwind trip to Cooperstown’s Induction Ceremonies. Over to him: “I met and chatted with past...
HALL OF FAMER GEORGE SLEEMAN
After being educated in Guelph and St. Davids, George Sleeman became the general manager of his father’s Silver Creek Brewery at age 18. Just six years later, he was...
NOW THERE ARE 11
With his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame today Montreal Expos legend Vladimir Guerrero is the 11th member of the exclusive group of players, managers and executives...
